Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

bossfylling

English translation:

waste dump

Added to glossary by stephen mewes
Jul 14, 2009 07:17
14 yrs ago
Norwegian term

bossfylling

Norwegian to English Other Environment & Ecology
Dette avfallet havnet på de åpne bossfyllingene i byen.

Is this something like a 'central landfill site/facility'?
Proposed translations (English)
5 +2 waste dump

Discussion

LinguaLab.net Jul 15, 2009:
boss v søppel Boss is often used for rubbish indoors, often referring to the rubbish bin, whereas søppel is more general.
valund Jul 14, 2009:
Yes, quite simply 'landfill'. 'Boss' is not as good as 'søppel', since it (to my ears) sounds a little time/dialect-specific. 'Søppelfylling' is more usual.

Boss/båss originally meant something like waste deriving from hay and straw, but it seems to have lost all of those connotations today.

Proposed translations

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waste dump

Bossfylling er Bergensk og er det samme som søppelfylling, så du har helt rett i ordet "landfill". "Dump" kan også brukes, og det finnes andre engelske uttrykk for det samme.

...de åpne bossfyllingene i byen
...the open-air waste dumps in the city.
Peer comment(s):

agree Per Bergvall : Selv for en gammel bergenser skurrer det litt med stor B i bergensk...
13 mins
Grammatisk sett har du rett, men det er jo litt stas med Bergen :)
agree Vedis Bjørndal
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